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syringomyelia definition

sy·rin·go·my·elia (sə riŋ′gō mī ē′lē ə)

noun

a chronic, progressive disease of the spinal cord, characterized by the formation of cavities filled with liquid within the spinal cord

Etymology: ModL < Gr syrinx (see syringe) + myelos, marrow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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